Inspections

How it works The Herald-Mail periodically publishes the findings of initial food establishment inspections by the Washington County Health Department. Food service facilities are inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are following the regulations that govern such establishments. Location of establishments is Hagerstown unless otherwise noted. Inspectors also conduct follow-up inspections and monitoring inspections, and investigate complaints and food-borne outbreaks.

How it works The Herald-Mail periodically publishes the findings of initial food establishment inspections by the Washington County Health Department. Food service facilities are inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are following the regulations that govern such establishments. Inspectors also conduct follow-up inspections and monitoring inspections, and investigate complaints and food-borne outbreaks. Potentially hazardous food means any food rich in protein that will support the rapid growth and reproduction of food-borne disease microorganisms.

A controversial rental housing inspection program that has been in development for four years came up for what was supposed to be a final decision by the Waynesboro Borough Council on Wednesday, but the council decided to delay that decision further. The proposed rental inspection ordinance would require landlords to register rental units with the borough. It would require those units to be inspected for livability by the municipality's contracted inspector. The inspections would be conducted every year, every three years or every five years depending on past performance.

The Chambersburg Borough Council bucked the wishes of the town's mayor and police chief, telling them Monday to not send two police officers to training for commercial vehicle inspections. Mayor Pete Lagiovane said he had hoped to take advantage of free state training in May for two officers. He wanted to start routine inspections for things such as tail lamps, windshield wipers, tires and turn signals. “It's safe to say on any given day 5,000 trucks are using borough roads. ... Conducting commercial truck inspections is just another function of a modern police department, especially one (in a community)

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A program that would mandate routine inspections of rental units in the Borough of Waynesboro could get fast-tracked Feb. 6 after spending years in development. The proposed rental inspection ordinance would require landlords to register rental units. It would require inspections of those units by the municipality's code enforcement officer every year, every three years or every five years depending on past performance. Included in the inspections would be evaluations of structural integrity, heating and plumbing systems, and weatherproofing.